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12:35 PM ET, June 11, 2008

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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Gossip Girl’ producers eye spinoff  —  Co-star Taylor Momsen a candidate for new series  —  The makers of “Gossip Girl” are planning a spinoff series set at a girls boarding school.  —  Producers are hoping to expand the popular CW show by either giving co-star Taylor Momsen her own series …
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Shia LaBeouf “Embarrassed” by Antigay Slur  —  A slap across the face from a friend isn't the only thing that left Shia LaBeouf red.  —  A rep for the Indiana Jones star says he's “embarrassed” by a YouTube video that made its way around the Internet yesterday and earlier today.
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Sara Hammel / People.com:
Shia LaBeouf ‘Embarrassed’ by Gay Slur Video  —  Shia LaBeouf  —  Shia LaBeouf is “very embarrassed” about a video posted on YouTube in which he uses an homophobic slur in jest, the star's rep says.  —  The video - which circulated around the Internet on Monday but has since been taken off YouTube …
Discussion: The Superficial and OH NO!!
Chris Willman / EW.com:
Lil Wayne's new CD, fueled by leaks, poised to sell more than any album so far this year  —  Happy days are here again for the beleaguered music industry...at least for a week.  It turns out that everyone who was wondering whether Mariah, Madonna, or Usher would have the biggest blockbuster sales opening …
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Natasha / Young, Black, and Fabulous:
So Halle Dated A New Kid On The Block? …
Discussion: OH NO!! and Lifeline Live
People.com:
Caught in the Act!  —  • Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer, looking “besotted with one another” while enjoying a late-night rendezvous with friends - including actor Billy Crudup - at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, a source tells us.  Nestled at an outside courtyard table …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
New York Post:
HEALTHY PAYDAY  —  FARRAH Fawcett is making millions off her battle with anal cancer.  She worked a financial deal with “Entertainment Tonight” earlier this year where the show followed her around to treatments and showed Fawcett's friends videotaping her ordeal.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Celebritology and Jossip
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Brooke Hogan “Freaked Out” Over Mom's Romance  —  Not everyone approves of Hollywood cougars—least of all their cubs.  —  Brooke Hogan's reaction to her 48-year-old mom, Linda, dating someone 29 years her junior?  “I'm totally freaked out,” she told E! satellite radio personality Michael Yo during a conversation the two had off air.
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Britney and Mel's Cigar Club Rendezvous  —  Britney Spears and Mel Gibson had a smokin' date Tuesday night - at an exclusive Beverly Hills cigar club.  —  For more than two-and-a-half hours, the singer, 26, and the actor-filmmaker, 52, met in what was confirmed to PEOPLE …
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Pink Is The New Blog
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Paul Newman Comments on Cancer Rumors  —  Paul Newman has responded obliquely to a number of published reports that say he is gravely ill with cancer.  —  The 83-year-old Oscar winner's spokesman in Los Angeles, Jeff Sanderson, told Reuters and other media outlets on Tuesday: “Newman says he's doing nicely.”
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The Sun:
Baby born with penis on back  —  THIS is the picture that will shock parents around the world - a baby born with a second penis on his BACK.  —  The tot was born to farmer dad Li Jun, 30, and his unnamed wife, who live in Hejian city in central China's Henan province.  —  Surgery
Jeffrey Slonim / People.com:
Mark Wahlberg Calls Rhea Durham His ‘Future Wife’  —  Mark Wahlberg and model Rhea Durham have been together for years - and are proud parents to daughter Ella, 4, and son Michael, 2.  —  Now, as the couple expects baby number three, are they finally ready to walk down the aisle?
Erik Pedersen / E! Online:
Clooney Gives Ex a Honeymoon  —  George Clooney and Sarah Larson are splitsville, but that doesn't mean the Ocean's Thirteen star couldn't provide his ex with a romantic honeymoon.  —  Just not for the two of them.  —  According to a story in this week's Life & Style Weekly …
Discussion: Evil Beet Gossip and Love B. Scott
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Timbaland Gets Married  —  Timbaland and his girlfriend (and publicist) Monique Idlett have tied the knot, Usmagazine.com can confirm exclusively.  —  The two wed — in their sweats! - in Virginia on Tuesday by a family pastor.  —  They are getting hitched again in a formal ceremony in Aruba on June 22.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jeffrey Ressner / The Politico:
Actress has a crush on Obama  —  Every presidential candidate can use a sexy blond movie star to liven up his or her campaign, appear at big money events and rally the entertainment community.  Sen. Barack Obama's go-to Hollywood hottie is Scarlett Johansson, a starlet who trades frequent e-mails …
Claudia Rosenbaum / E! Online:
Jessica's Bro: Baby Looks Like an Alba to Me  —  While the rest of the world awaits her coming-out party, some choice people have had the honor of meeting Honor.  —  Jessica Alba's brother, Josh, has revealed some exclusive details to E! News about the baby and her arrival.
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Latina.com:
Latina.com Exclusive: Jessica Alba's Father Says Honor Marie …
 
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Michael Fleming / Variety:
Katherine Heigl to star in ‘Escape’
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Hollywoodtuna:
Jessica Simpson Is A Hot Mess
Michael K / Dlisted:
Dreamboat Gets Plastered
Lynette Rice / EW.com:
Nicole Richie peddling reality show to find the next...Nicole Richie?
Discussion: X17 Online, Perez Hilton and Jossip
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Idol Nikki McKibbin Entering Celebrity Rehab
Discussion: iVillage and CelebWarship
New York Post:
LOVE REGISTERS WITH MARIAH
Tamora Vidaillet / Reuters:
Love is the drug on French first lady's new album
Discussion: Hollywood Grind and Jezebel
OK! Magazine:
Cameron Gets Cozier with Jen Aniston's Ex
Discussion: Hollyscoop
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Jocelyn Vena / OK! Magazine:
OK! Exclusive: Mario Lopez Opens Up About Break-Up
Bryan Alexander / People.com:
David Cook Rocks Prime-Time National Anthem
Discussion: Allie Is Wired and iVillage
Associated Press:
Book from ‘Sex and the City’ film doesn't exist
Discussion: Gawker and MollyGood
New York Post:
CHANCE MEETING  —  IT wasn't how it looked, according to Sumner Redstone .
Shari Weiss / People.com:
Jessica Simpson: I'm Sticking to Country Music
Discussion: CelebWarship
NEWS.com.au:
James Bond star Daniel Craig injured on set
Discussion: Seriously? OMG!
Roger Friedman / Fox News:
Ailing Paul Newman Turns Over $120M to Charity
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Tim Marchman / Wired:
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic

Michael Schneider / Variety:
Nielsen: the Biden-Trump debate drew an average audience of 51.3M viewers across 17 networks in the US, down from 2020's first debate, with nearly 73.1M

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Spain's El País launched a digital edition to cover the US in Spanish in May with 11 bilingual correspondents; as of April, the outlet had ~366K subscribers

 
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